gf.me/u/wvkub7 I would like to take this opportunity to thank and wish a happy new year to all of those who helped make the publication of Haggadat Hapesah possible and those who have already purchased copies. I am still trying to raise funds toward the much-requested English edition, but I have run into a snag. … Continue reading
Unlike Rashi, who usually interprets words from the root quf-daleth-mem as having to do with the east, i.e. spatially, Onqelos frequently interprets words from that root (and other roots) as having to do with an earlier time, just as he translates the word b’reishith, with one notable exception (Genesis 2:14): וְשֵׁם הַנָּהָר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי חִדֶּקֶל, הוּא … Continue reading
In the spirit of the season, I strongly encourage all who can to purify themselves both spiritually and physically and join me in ascending the Temple Mount on Wednesady, the second day Sukkot (Sept.22) at 9:00 am, and in the merit of the commandments we will observe, we will live to observe even more commandments. Continue reading
(Part 1) As the Ninth of Av approaches, I am reminded of the critical cultural revolution that is necessary for our people to get back to the state of affairs in which the national day of mourning becomes a holiday. The number 40 is one of those frequently recurring biblical motifs, like the numbers 7, … Continue reading
The book of Exodus seems to stick to a generally chronological order until chapter 18, wherein we read about how Jethro joined Israel at Sinai, even though we only read about the people leaving Rephidim (the last station mentioned in chapter 17) and arriving at Sinai in chapter 19. The sages and subsequent commentators have … Continue reading
